Contact Us and Opening Times

Calderdale Archive Service Opening Times and Information

Contact Us

WYAS Calderdale

Central Library and Archives

Square Road

Halifax

HX1 1QG

Telephone: +44 (0)113 535 0151

Email: calderdale@wyjs.org.uk

Opening hours

Our Calderdale office is currently closed to visitors whilst we undergo staff recruitment. We hope to reopen as soon as possible with a Covid-secure appointment only service in line with the other offices of West Yorkshire Archive Service.

We will be continuing to provide limited remote services and monitoring and responding to email and telephone messages where we are able.

Please keep an eye out for updates on our social media channels and website.

Appointments available from August 2021

We are offering a limited service to visitors who need to access our original documents for their research. All visitors are required to book their visit and order documents at least one week in advance. Please do not travel to our building without having received confirmation of your booking.

Open days:

Tuesdays 10am -12.30pm, 1.30pm - 4pm

Microfilm available

Archive service microfilm will be available via the Local Studies Library in the Central Library. For up to date opening hours for the Local Studies Library please see the Library website. Please note, access to Local Studies is currently by appointment only due to existing Covid-19 restrictions.

Appointments

Please contact us by telephone 0113 535 0151 or by email calderdale@wyjs.org.uk to make an appointment.

To adhere to social distancing guidelines there will be 3 visitor spaces available to book per day. You must order your documents at least one week in advance of your planned visit. Staff will be able to advise you on how to access catalogues if you are unsure of the document reference numbers you need. Please note that there is currently a limit on 6 documents per person, per visit.

To help ensure that our spaces are safe for both public and staff, and that we are following government guidelines, please read the office guidance before planning your visit.

Public lockers for bags and coats are provided and are coin operated (£1 refundable).

Group talks and workshops

A range of talks are available to groups and organisations who would like to find out more about our Archive Service. In our talks we aim to explain the work we do and help to raise public awareness of our collections and expertise. We offer many different talks, details of which and how to book can be found here.